Short of the Week
Born in Damascus
Directed by Laura Wadha · Starring Laura Wadha, Lujain Zoalghena · 2021
After ten years apart, a Scottish-Syrian filmmaker reconnects with her once-inseparable cousin, whose life was transformed by the Syrian war.
An intimate, heartbreaking documentary about two cousins whose lives were split apart by war.
After ten years apart, a Scottish filmmaker tries to reconnect with her closest cousin. Once so similar, their paths were separated by war. As they piece together memories of Syria, they begin to wonder - ‘What happened
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